1997
Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys
Tam S, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Redmond D, Roth R. Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1997, 143: 172-176. PMID: 9000456, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.6338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionAfrican green monkeysHigh-affinity neurotrophin receptorsGreen monkeysVentral tegmental areaAdult substantia nigraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionMonkey midbrainTrkC mRNAFetal monkeysSubstantia nigraTegmental areaVentral midbrainNeurotrophin receptorFetal brainAdult monkeysCodon 361Receptor tyrosine kinasesTrk familyTrkCDistinct biological effectsChain reactionMonkeysTrkBMidbrain
1986
Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Deutch A, Elsworth J, Goldstein M, Fuxe K, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. Neuroscience Letters 1986, 68: 51-56. PMID: 3487756, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90228-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA8 regionDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDopamine cell groupsDopaminergic neuronsDopamine neuronsImmunohistochemical examinationPreferential vulnerabilityHomovanillic acidBiochemical assessmentCell groupsMarked depletionNeuronsSame animalsSignificant decreaseMarked lossMPTPStriatumNigraVervet monkeysMidbrainTetrahydropyridine